The feature which sets aside Angelus player actions from
all others, is the large leather pouch with pull-bar and
linkage cranks to move the flanged finger at the rear
directly under the whippen on piano action. An approximately
3" by 4" hollowed upright board holds this
pouch. In front of the two rows of pouches is the secondary
chest. This is the early player design of Wilcox
& White Co., that pioneered in the early development,
making many pushups with the pouch action. A player
action known as the "White" player action was developed
later and was a modern streamlined two-tier action
pictured below; it is not common. The pouch-pull
type was, but apparantly lost out to competition before
Angelus could join the modern school of competitive
designs and stay in business. Like its early-day
counterpart, "Cecilian", Angelus clung to old-fashioned,
outmoded ideas too long until only the prestigeous name
remained as an asset. Angelus was bought by Simplex,
when Angelus was bankrupt in 1921. The Angelus name
thereafter used only in connection with the reproducing
piano system, which Simplex continued to produce,
using their own player action.